This is an Extra Touch Tours "Replay" We have many new subscribers and I was inspired by our recent trip to Branson to share this blog...

​ Occaisionally I share blog articles from my "real job" as an architect. This is one of those times. Don't be concerned about...

​ ​ Hawaii’s nickname is “the Aloha State”. Meanings for Aloha include “love, “mercy”, “hello,” and “good-bye”. Hawaiians have a...

​ We just returned from a great trip to Italy. Four fifths of Italy is in hills or mountains. On August 24, 79AD Mt. Vesuvius erupted...

A couple of years ago we went to Australia. We were on vacation in the land of "no worries" mate. Unfortunately I learned my Dad had a...

We just got back from Alaska two weeks ago. Val Heemstra got this great picture. Rhonda never misses a chance to go whale watching and...

We just got back from Alaska. For part of the trip we were on a cruise ship. When you are on a boat of 2500 people you see people of...

We are off to Alaska tomorrow where this picture of Rhonda was taken a couple of years ago. If you’ve ever been there you were probably...

​ It’s a popular song by Pharrell Williams, the teaser on the Today Show promises to reveal the secret to happiness right after the...

We raced home from a trip to Minneapolis where we were to learn more about travel options in the Twin Cities. Casey Kluver from Meet...

Ever notice that many of the patriarchs of the Bible were tour leaders? Take Noah for example; he took his family on a 40 day cruise. ...

I turned 50 a few years ago. OK, I confess it was more than a few, almost 5 to tell the truth. In spite of the fact that “50 is the new...

My friend Lori died. She was 50. She left two children and a husband. She fought a long battle of cancer with faith, strength and...

I just listed my sons car on Craigslist. Trust and used car sales are not typically things you expect to go together. With each inquiry...

Ecclesiates 3:12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and do good while they live. Sorry for the cliché, but...

As I write this, I’m preparing to visit my youngest son who just moved to the Washington DC area. We’ll celebrate the 4th with some...

It’s US Open weekend. I’m a golfer (not a very good one mind you), but I hope you non-golfers can understand this analogy. It’s the 18th...

I wrote this in 2013, but have never shared it on the blog. My Dad who is mentioned here died one year ago this week so I thought it was...

I’m designing a house. It might surprise you that I’ve designed very few. For various reasons, I’ve focused my career on Healthcare,...

It looks like it is going to be great weather this weekend. It’s been pretty cold and rainy. Is spring finally here? In January of this...